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Juniata College is an inaugural member of the Belong Consortium, a network of Council
for Independent Colleges member institutions dedicated to making their campuses more
welcoming and inclusive. Designed in partnership with the Association of College and
University Educators (ACUE), Belong offers a suite of professional development resources
for faculty and staff to support student belonging in class and campus-wide.
Belong equips faculty and staff with evidence-based skills and knowledge that increase
student belonging and advance campus retention efforts and reflect Juniata's distinctive
mission and values.
Belong reflects Juniata's distinctive mission and values.
Juniata College is an inaugural member of the Belong Consortium, a network of Council
for Independent Colleges member institutions dedicated to making their campuses more
welcoming and inclusive. Designed in partnership with the Association of College and
University Educators (ACUE), Belong offers a suite of professional development resources
for faculty and staff to support student belonging in class and campus-wide.
Belong equips faculty and staff with evidence-based skills and knowledge that increase
student belonging and advance campus retention efforts and reflect Juniata's distinctive
mission and values.
Belong reflects Juniata's distinctive mission and values.
Juniata College is an inaugural member of the Belong Consortium, a network of Council
for Independent Colleges member institutions dedicated to making their campuses more
welcoming and inclusive. Designed in partnership with the Association of College and
University Educators (ACUE), Belong offers a suite of professional development resources
for faculty and staff to support student belonging in class and campus-wide.
Belong equips faculty and staff with evidence-based skills and knowledge that increase
student belonging and advance campus retention efforts and reflect Juniata's distinctive
mission and values.
Belong reflects Juniata's distinctive mission and values.
Resources
Inclusive Teaching Toolkit
As seen in the ACUE resource: “Student Success through Exceptional Teaching.”
- Ensure Your Course Reflects a Diverse Society and World
- Ensure Course Media are Accessible
- Ensure Your Syllabus Sets the Tone for Diversity and Inclusion
- Use Inclusive Language
- Share Your Gender Pronouns
- Learn and Use Students’ Preferred Names
- Engage Students in a Small Group Introductions Activity
- Use an Interest Survey to Connect with Students
- Offer Inclusive Office Hours
- Set Expectations for Valuing Diverse Viewpoints
- Managing the Impact of Bias: Key Terms and Definitions
- Unconscious/Implicit Bias Resource List
- Understanding & Overriding Unconscious Bias
- Tips for Mitigating Implicit Bias
- Use Equitable Hiring and Evaluation Practices
- Strategies and Resources About Stereotype Threat
- Scaffolding: The Key to Teaching the Art of Conversation
- A Higher Calling: The Impact of a Liberal Arts Experience
- Free Speech and Inclusion: How College Students Are Navigating Shifting Speech Norms
- Living with Identity
- Ted Talk: Getting it right; why pronouncing names correctly matters
- Reviving Critical Community on Campus: How to make campus culture welcoming, but still argumentative
- Diversity is Critical for the Future of AI
Events
Watch Recordings of Previous Events
It Takes a Village, Part I - What the Campus Community Can Do to Mitigate the Impact of Biases and Increase Belonging
For faculty, staff, and administrators, this interactive, 60-minute webinar provided practical approaches to mitigate unintended bias in everyday interactions with students and each other.
View the Recording HereIt Takes a Village, Part II - Microaggressions: What Are They? How Do They Connect to Student Belonging?
View the Recording HereStrategies for Fostering Inclusive Campus Communities: Mitigating Stereotype Threat and Imposter Phenomenon
View the Recording HereBest Practices to Create an Inclusive Campus Environment
View the Recording HereConnections Are Everything: Fostering Campus Cultures of Learning, Belonging, and Thriving
View the Recording HereCampus Leads: Belong Initiative
Matthew Damschroder
- Vice President For Student Life & Dean of Students
- Founders Hall 203
- (814) 641- 3157
- damschm@juniata.edu
Kristin Camenga Biography →
- Associate Professor of Mathematics
- Director of Advising
- BAC 108D
- (814) 641-3590
- camenga@juniata.edu
Derek James
- Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Unity House
- (814) 641- 3173
- jamesd@juniata.edu
Lauren Bowen Biography →
- Acting President, Spring 2024
- Provost
- Professor of Politics
- Founders Hall 328
- (814) 641-3123
- bowenl@juniata.edu